Mandurah Magic

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Mandurah Magic
Mandurah Magic logo (2).jpg
Leagues NBL1 West
Founded1990
HistoryMen:
Kanyana Kings
1990–1993
Mandurah Kings
1994–1995
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
Women:
Mandurah Magic
1996–present
ArenaMandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre
Location Mandurah, Western Australia
Team colorsRed, gold, black
ChairmanCliff Kearns
General managerBrent Barclay
Head coachM: Mark Utley
W: Vlad Alava
Championships 1
Website MandurahMagic.com.au

Mandurah Magic is an NBL1 West club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Magic play their home games at Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre.

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Club history

Background

Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA) was established in 1957. [1] In 1983, MBA moved into the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre following the stadium's completion of four new courts. [1]

SBL / NBL1 West

The Kanyana Kings men's team was established in Mandurah in 1990, [2] with Don Mihovilovich as the inaugural coach. [3] The Kings finished their inaugural State Basketball League (SBL) season in second place with a 20–6 record. [2] The Kanyana name was dropped in 1994 [4] before a full rebrand to the Mandurah Magic took place in 1996 alongside the inclusion of a women's team. [2] [5] [6]

In 2003, the women's team reached the SBL Grand Final for the first time, where they were defeated 73–44 by the Perry Lakes Hawks. [7] In 2004, the women were crowned minor premiers for the first time after finishing the regular season in first place with a 17–3 record. [5] In 2005, the Magic reached their second SBL Grand Final, where they were defeated 59–54 by the Willetton Tigers. [8] In 2006, they were crowned minor premiers for the second time after finishing the regular season in first place with a team-best 19–3 record. [5] They went on to reach their third SBL Grand Final in four years, where they lost 56–53 to the Lakeside Lightning. [8] [9] In 2009, the Magic reached their fourth SBL Grand Final, [10] [11] [12] where they were defeated 73–63 by the Tigers. [13] [14] [15]

In 2012, the men's team reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999. [16]

Due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre, the Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex. [17] [18]

In 2017, the women reached their fifth SBL Grand Final, [19] where they were defeated 59–48 by the Hawks. [20] In 2018, the Magic reached their sixth SBL Grand Final, [21] [22] [23] [24] where they were defeated 75–64 by the Lightning despite leading 64–54 with 5:30 remaining in the game. [25]

In 2021, the SBL was rebranded as NBL1 West. [26] [27] In the inaugural NBL1 West season, the Magic men advanced out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in club history. [28]

After finishing at the bottom of the ladder in 2023, [29] the Magic men finished the 2024 regular season in fourth place with a 13–9 record behind 34 points per game from league MVP, Joel Murray. [30] They went on to reach their first ever grand final with a 91–88 overtime win over the Joondalup Wolves in the preliminary final. [29] [31] [32] [33] In the grand final, the Magic defeated the Willetton Tigers 91–89 to win their maiden NBL1 West championship. Murray was named grand final MVP for his team-high 30 points. [34] [35] [36]

Accolades

Women

Men

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